Cooperative housing society consultant in Pune, Mumbai, India

While working with society administrators and members, we notice that one of common services they need is the “cooperative society consultant”. Someone who is an expert on housing society matters from operational and legal point of view. A right consultant can make a big difference in how you run your housing society especially if it’s not functioning properly and facing lot of internal disputes.

Someone who can help you in:

Setting up your housing society in day-to-day advice

Holding elections and formalize processes

Handle corruption at various level

Resolving disputed matters

Streamlining administrative jobs

Legal advice

Society registration

Society deemed conveyance

And all that you need to run your society well

Feel free to contact us if you need a housing society consultant. We can connect you with consultant best for you. A professional well versed with cooperative act, bye-laws of cooperative societies, certified and recognized by the registrar of cooperatives as administrator and election Officer.

Dear Sir,
I own a flat in Navi Mumbai.Due to change in job location i moved to another city and stayed there for 4 years.My flat was locked during that period.Now i am back to my flat in mumbai.Society is asking for full maintenance charges (For last 4 yrs.)including some late fees & penalties.Is it right ?What is the legal position because i was already paying huge money as an rent in another city. Also i don’t have much income to pay society charges at multiple places.They stopped my water supply and threatening many more consequences if not paid the full amount.Please advice.
ALOK C

Dear Sir,
This is in response to your reply to my question related to problem of Society charges.
Is it justified to pay full amount?I think It should be reasonable.May be 5-10% of what other regular occupants are paying.Since I am not using any aminities of society for 4 years.What is the legal position for non occupancy cases.

Dear Alok,
Technically, everyone must pay full amount irrespective of occupancy. It’s up to the society administration to decide if they want to negotiate with you. Legally, you should pay full amount unless your society has any rule that says otherwise.

Dear Sir,
I own a flat in Pune and for some reasons I have increased my bedroom and occupied the free space which had three pillars already. Though as per co-operative soc rules it may axe the construction however after a survey in the other buildings in our society I found more than 25 members done some or the other illegal construction which come under elevation change as per rules. I have been given notice for expulsion from the membership of society but not others. Also, the notice they have put up on the notice board shows only two memebers in it. I have noticed the few who did similar elevation change construction in there respectives flats are relatives or some close associates of the chairman. Why is this discrimination and how can I go ahead asking society the same. I’m absolutely ok roll back the changes i have made provided they act fair and request all 25 member do the same. Kindly reply..

If it’s an illegal construction, it must be removed. However, if you have complaint that your society chairman/committee is unfair – here are few things you can try:

You two members can come together and meet other society committee members to understand & discuss the issue. You can raise this as a complaint to your society committee. If society annual general meeting is coming up, you can raise this issue infront of all. Lastly, if nothing works out you can always approach to the registrar of Co-Op society in your city.

Thanks for the quick response. Yes, now certain things are clear however had a small query if we challenge co-operative society’s decision on expulsion from membership in court, can they still do the same if the trial is going on?

I am chairman of a housing society ( residential) in Pune , can you please advise , if we can go ahead & conduct committee election in September along with AGM as our committee tenure is coming to an end in September 2013

Sir, Please advise the legality as to whether the society can pass resolutions regarding different recovery payment schedule (more time for a group and less time for another group) towards painting expenses where majority of the members are from 2BHK and 3 BHK (42+10=52) against minority of shops and 1BHK (10+16=26). Is this recovery pattern leading to a scenario where majority of the members (having higher size flats) would pass a resolution against a minority which is a clear oppression on the minority by the majority of the society, whereas actually recovery schedule should have been equal for all members, otherwise indirectly helping the majority members.

Please advice,can society make different rules for tenants and owner for common car parking even car park space is available ? .My society has made rule only owner can park their car in society and all tenants have to park their car out side of society and Here tenants are paying 25 % more society charges then owner.

We have only 14 members in our society.
Some so called ‘rich’ and ‘influential’ members in our society have fitted water tanks of large capacity in their homes to get uninterrupted water supply irrespective of
1. Water shortage that eventually occurs.
2. The rule which is already made by society in the proceedings not to fit water tank beyond nominal specified capacity.

Also surprisingly they insist in cutting water supply from common overhead tank for 10 or more hrs in a day to meet water shortage situation that occurs sometimes. They advice others to purchase tanks of their own and do the same.

I feel it is injustice to those who can not afford costly water tank purchase.
Secondly this can start competition of fitting large water tank capacity irrespective of water availability. Increase in tanks does not generate water…!

It is the duty of society office to see that available water gets evenly distributed and everyone have equal right on the available water. Despite of several oral and written communication Chairman is not taking this issue seriously.

I want to go a level ahead ,
Please advice me if legally I can fight with them on this matter.

Our society is 3 years old Builder has handedover to Society but deemed conyeance is not completed.
Some members have done encrochment in lobbies .Can MC take action against them ander whcih section of by law.

Dear sir,
I was searching for a site where I could get answer to my questions too.
Our society is 5 yrsold oproximety. Due to less water supply n more residents adding by the year the society management staff has installed individual water meters n has set a limit of 420 liters free per day n above that the water will be charged as per 0.15 paise per liter irrespective of how many people stay in the house.
Is it legal for the management members to charge on water which is free PCM water . N also set a limit on their own.
The society has 90 houses ( row houses ) n the area of each house is around 2000sft. N the occupancy is 60 units.
Please advise.

Our society is not giving NOC for bank mortgage From last 2years we have complained everywhere but till now they have not given us the same what we can do? They are having ego issue since we were in last committee

dear sir i am a member of my society , i failed to pay a annual maintance cahrge of society from last six months
our society passes a rule that if member is not paid there AMC of last 2 month, then give him a panlty charge of 10% per month for late payment of AMC
sir i want to know that society managment can pass a rule of 10%( so much high) per month as a panlty ?
one of our member is comed for to pay a totel dues of his AMC including last month
then the paynelty should be make on before 2 month or he should pay a paynlty in including last month also ?

Hi,
We have a flat in Pune which we have rented to 5 working ladies, but the society has passed a resolution in AGM which restricts only 4 per flat. Ours is a 3bhk. I want to know if it is legal for a society to restrict number I tenants.

I am looking for the valuable suggestions from you experts on the below issues.

We have a society which possession was started from November 2012 but builder has not yet formed society even when 90% flats are sold and occupied. Every time when we are checking with him, he is giving false commitment and saying it will be formed in next 2 months.

In initial phase of the project he has shown golf course box by putting net and garden in around the golf course net. Same was shown in his all exhibitions, advertisement boards and pamphlets used for sale and that plot is inside the boundary wall of the society. Now from last few months he is saying that plot was not part of this project from beginning and also putting boundary wall from two side inside the earlier boundary wall to cover that plot and saying our internal road from main gate to this plot is submitted as public road.

Apart from above issue he is using common spaces for parking allotment to existing and new buyers and also putting shade to it. Due to this we are losing all open spaces which was promised during sale to us.

Please suggest what action we can take on both the issues, we are trying to form society in non-cooperation mode as builder is not helping to us but again that will take at least 3-4 months period but we want to take some action right now on current issue as group of people/all residents.

I bought a almost ready possession flat in Pune. I did agreement to sale around 29th nov 2012.
After all the other formailties and other payment completion got the possession of the flat around 19 feb 2013. Do I need to pay maintenance charges from the agreement date or from the date which I got possession i.e. from 19 Feb 2013.

My father was the chairman of our society, he decided to transferred the flat in my name by gift deed. During society meeting, it was suggested that the chairmenship to be given to me. After the transfer of flat , out of 12 members total Only 6 member were present, all 6 members had no objection toward this and congratulated me for being elected as the New chairmen. Now some members who were not present during the meeting have objection towards me as the New chairman this include the existing Secretary who was not present during yhe meeting. I want to know wether My chairmanship is illegal.

Hi ,
I am member of Sosciety member in pune. Sosciety chairman and committee member had passed resolution to suspend some members who asked some question on accounting. My question is that does chairman and committie member can suspend Soc. Member ?

Hi,
I am suffering from a similar problem for leakage from the top flat with the owner not co-operating. I visited the subRegistrar’s office. He said that this is not his duty and this comes under Co-operative court. The leakage has become so severe that we cant wait for court to give a verdict. Kindly provide guidance.
Thanks

I have made a nomination in favour of Mr. X for my flat in a co-operative Housing Society. I have also said in the nomination form that if Mr. X predeceases me , then Mr. Y will be the nominee and if Mr. Y also predeceases me, then Mr. Z will be the nominee. The purpose of this is to ensure that there is a nominee on record at all times because it is possible that when Mr. X predeceases me, I may not be in a position to make another nomination and it is a precaution to ensure that if I cannot make another nomination (for whatever reason), then my alternative nominee is on record.

Please advise if this is possible. It is similar to a Will where a Testator names a legatee and also names an alternative legatee if the first named legatee predeceases him.

Hello Sir,
I am the vice chairman of my society. In my society one flat owner made the illegal construction. he occupied the extra space which is not included in his flat or terraces. He made grill type shade there and create one door to access that space(Which is not in plan). He change the plan of building. secondly he also modify the common water pipe connection coming from common water tank for his personal use. We have already given a written as well as oral notice many times to him. But still he is not in the mood to change it.

Please suggest what action under which bye low society can take the action against him.
Regards,
Bhushan

I have a flat in one of the housing societies in Borivali East, Mumbai. I have given this flat to a tenant on the basis of leave and license agreement. My question is that can society charge arbitrarily from a tenant in the name of club house charges. tenant is already paying a rental to me including everything. Where as I am also paying society maintenance charges (including club house charges and non-occupancy charges). But over and above this society has levied 10000/- per annum charges for tenants. Is it legal? And how one can challenge the same as society has informed me that it has been passed/approved by SGM and MC.

1. Whats the minimum number of people required to conduct society AGM meeting.
2. If people said they will attend the meeting but didn’t show up
during the meeting and because of which minimum required attendance is
not there. Then can this meeting be considered as per rule. And do
others have to abide by decisions taken in that meeting by attendees.
3. Can members be monetarily fined for not attending the meeting. Is
it by law? And if yes what should be the fine amount.

Hello Sir,
I purchased a single storey house in a society form a builder but complete roof rights were not given to me. Only 70% rights were given disabling me from further constructing a floor on the roof. I would like to know whether the builder can reserve such right against a owner.
If not please suggest a a solution.

Sir,
Our Society is in PCMC , There are 24 Flats and 6 shops. The commencement certificate is dated 11.7.2003, Society registered on 24.11.2010 Completion Certificate dated 24.12.2012. Conveyance of title of land and building is still with builder. Builder is avoiding conveyance, all original documents with builder, how do we get the conveyance done…

We need a dedicated society consultant who can facilitate our day to day operation. It should be fine even if he can visit once or twice onsite. We are a small society of 72 flats. Would you be able to provide consultant for this? Can you please let me know the charges applicable?